The same day that Half-Life: Alyx, the most anticipated new VR game in years, was launched, a new VR headset capable of playing it was teased, too. HP and Valve’s co-developed headset (with some collaboration from Microsoft) looks like another VR headset built to work with SteamVR’s ecosystem. We don’t know much yet (not even its …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Google will delay updates to its Chrome web browser because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the company said Wednesday, and Microsoft said Friday it’ll do the same. “Due to adjusted work schedules at this time, we are pausing upcoming Chrome and Chrome OS …
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Some companies are already using Microsoft’s HoloLens headset to video chat with workers in oil fields and on factory floors. Now, Microsoft hopes to expand that by working with another headset company to bring Teams to their devices too. Microsoft said sometime this spring, its Teams software will begin working with devices made by RealWear, a company whose headsets are …
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Just in time for us all to be working from home because of the pandemic coronavirus, Microsoft’s built new technology for its Teams software that can identify your voice and filter out any other sounds. That could be a leaf blower, a dog barking or even, yes, you rustling through a bag of potato chips. Microsoft demonstrated the technology to …
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We’re all on more web conferences and video meetings via Skype, Zoom, Google Meet and WebEx lately, so you may as well make a professional impression and get your point across memorably. Here are the six easiest ways to look (and sound) sharp when you meet online. Now playing: Watch this: You have to look good on a webcam today 7:47 Coronavirus …
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The “Ultimate” version of DirectX 12, officially launched Thursday by Microsoft and Nvidia, doesn’t add much in the way of capabilities to the gaming graphics programming architecture. It mostly wraps together several specific existing programming interfaces into a single update, including: Ray tracing (DXR 1.1) for more realistic and easier-to-create reflections, shadows and illumination. Variable rate shading, which allows developers …
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It’s good Apple chose to bring its Magic Keyboard to the new $999 MacBook Air 2020. It could have just updated the smaller MacBook Pro after introducing the Magic Keyboard in the 16-inch MacBook Pro last fall. The MacBook Air is the best-selling computer in the lineup, so this brings the keyboard fix to a lot more people. The performance and …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Samsung has become the latest tech giant to close its stores to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. The company on Tuesday said that its stores in the US will be closed for an indeterminate time. While Samsung is the world’s biggest …
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Apple last week announced it was shutting all of its Apple Stores throughout the US in order to help curb the coronavirus‘ spread. Now, Microsoft is following suite. The tech giant announced on Tuesday that it’s closing all Microsoft Stores around the globe. “All Microsoft Store locations are currently closed until further notice due to COVID-19 health concerns,” read a …
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Windows 10 now has more than 1 billion active users worldwide, Microsoft said Monday. The milestone comes about two months after Microsoft ended support for Windows 7 and encouraged people to upgrade to Windows 10. “One in every seven people on the planet are planning, creating, ideating, executing, moving, shaking and doing great things with Windows 10,” Yusuf Mehdi, corporate …
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